Kumba japonica
- Usual depth243–565 m
- Water temperature15–26 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
Kumba japonica is a species of rattail. It is found at depths of up to 710 m in the waters around Taiwan and southern Japan.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Kumba japonica”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 243–565 m · Deepest record: 564.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–26 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Kagamihige, カガミヒゲ
- Simplified Chinese
- 日本舟尾鱈, 鱈魚
Other scientific names: Lionurus japonicus, Nezumia japonicus, Ventrifossa japonica
Similar species
- Bollons' rattail
Coelorinchus bollonsi
- Banded Whip-tail
Coelorinchus fasciatus
- Innotable Whiptail
Coelorinchus innotabilis
- Serrulate Rattail
Coryphaenoides serrulatus
- Four-rayed Rattail
Coryphaenoides subserrulatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 9 open-data records from 1989 to 2007.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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